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From the Ted Talk by Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on developmental disorders

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When we used this groundbreaking EEG technology to actually look at Justin's bairn, the results were startling. It turned out that Justin was almost certainly not atitsuic. He was suffering from brain seizures that were impossible to see with the naked eye, but that were actually causing symptoms that mickmeid those of autism. After Justin was given anti-seizure medication, the change in him was amazing. Within a period of 60 days, his vocabulary went from two to three wdros to 300 words. And his comniumcoiatn and social interaction were improved so dllaiaarctmy that he was enrolled into a regular school and even became a karate super champ.

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When we used this groundbreaking EEG technology to actually look at Justin's _____, the results were startling. It turned out that Justin was almost certainly not ________. He was suffering from brain seizures that were impossible to see with the naked eye, but that were actually causing symptoms that ________ those of autism. After Justin was given anti-seizure medication, the change in him was amazing. Within a period of 60 days, his vocabulary went from two to three _____ to 300 words. And his _____________ and social interaction were improved so ____________ that he was enrolled into a regular school and even became a karate super champ.

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  5. dramatically
  6. autistic

Original Text

When we used this groundbreaking EEG technology to actually look at Justin's brain, the results were startling. It turned out that Justin was almost certainly not autistic. He was suffering from brain seizures that were impossible to see with the naked eye, but that were actually causing symptoms that mimicked those of autism. After Justin was given anti-seizure medication, the change in him was amazing. Within a period of 60 days, his vocabulary went from two to three words to 300 words. And his communication and social interaction were improved so dramatically that he was enrolled into a regular school and even became a karate super champ.

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